Chapter 157: I want to donate a kidney to Xing'er

*Beep, beep, beep*—

The monitor by the hospital bed made a steady, regular sound, and the woman slowly opened her eyes.

Shi Yi's consciousness was still a bit groggy, and she couldn't tell what year or month it was. She only saw three men standing in front of her hospital bed, each more anxious than the other. She instinctively opened her mouth and called out:

"Brother..."

Shi Heng and Qin Hao Bei walked up at the same time and responded nervously:

"Brother is here!"

However, Shi Yi's face only turned toward Qin Hao Bei, her amber eyes stained with a fragility not usually seen.

"Thirsty..."

Qin Hao Bei responded gently immediately:

"Xing'er, Brother will help you pour some water."

Shi Heng's footsteps paused, standing in place. In the next second, a helpless bitter smile pulled at his heart.

Yes, he had long ceased to be Xing'er's brother.

His sister Yi'er died in Sozali three years ago. At the time she was most painful and desperate, she had called out "Brother," but he was powerless.

And the girl in front of him, her name was "Xing'er," not "Yi'er."

The only brother in her heart was Qin Hao Bei.

"Xing'er, I'll help you sit up to drink water."

Qin Hao Bei carefully shook the hospital bed and helped Shi Yi sit up. Su Yichen placed a soft cushion behind her, while Shi Heng just stood by and watched, not knowing what he could do.

"Is there anywhere else you feel uncomfortable?"

Qin Hao Bei used a spoon to feed Shi Yi warm water, one small sip at a time, while saying.

Shi Yi shook her head. She finally slowly recalled what had happened.

"No... I'm sorry, Brother... I... forgot to take my medicine, making you worry..."

Shi Yi had been in a coma for a day and a night. Now that she had just woken up, her voice was hoarse and weak, like a little kitten that had done something wrong and was begging for forgiveness.

Qin Hao Bei's heart was filled with heartache.

"Little silly cat, no need to say sorry. No one says you can't get sick."

"By the way, Xiao Shiliu..."

"Xiao Shiliu is fine. Mom and Dad took him home. Don't worry."

Shi Yi nodded gently and asked again:

"Then Gu Fei, how is he?"

"He... he couldn't be saved... his injuries were too severe..."

Shi Yi sighed helplessly. She had actually anticipated this outcome, but she still felt it was a pity.

"I hope... at the last moment of his life, he didn't regret this decision... By the way, Shi Xi... has she been found?"

Qin Hao Bei looked up and looked at Shi Heng.

Shi Heng shook his head with a solemn expression,

"Not yet. The police are also searching. However... I promise, I will give you an answer."

Only then did Shi Yi notice Shi Heng—his expression was very tired, his eyes were a bit swollen, his hair was messy, and there was a dirty stain of what seemed to be blood on the chest of his white shirt.

"G,"

She wanted to call out "Brother," but she pursed her lips and swallowed the word that had reached her lips.

"Mr. Shi, this time... thank you for saving Xiao Shiliu, *cough, cough, cough*..."

Hearing that "Mr. Shi," Shi Heng felt as if a seasoning jar had been knocked over in his heart, filled with mixed feelings.

He didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to say anything.

Deep down, he still couldn't admit that he and Xing'er were just strangers.

"Xing'er, don't get excited!"

Seeing Shi Yi clutching her chest and suddenly coughing, with a painful expression on her face, Su Yichen hurriedly opened the nebulizer and placed the mask over Shi Yi's mouth and nose.

"Don't talk, breathe deeply..."

"Yes, inhale—exhale—relax—"

Following Su Yichen's patient guidance, Shi Yi's violently heaving chest gradually calmed down.

She couldn't speak at the moment, but she raised a pair of misty eyes and looked at Su Yichen.

Her pupils were slightly dilated, and there was surprise, fragility, and a trace of longing in her eyes, like an injured little deer.

Su Yichen's heartstrings trembled violently.

He knew that Shi Yi was just cooperating with his treatment to relieve the pain in her body, but that look still made him sink into it uncontrollably.

Yi'er... how long had it been since she looked at him?

Not in dreams, not in memories, but in... reality!

"I'll do it."

Just then, Qin Hao Bei suddenly snatched the nebulizer from Su Yichen's hand. His tone was flat, but his expression was unquestionable.

"Director Su, such a small matter as nebulization doesn't need to trouble you personally."

Su Yichen:...

He leaned down and explained gently to Shi Yi:

"Xing'er, this acute Ebola virus attack of yours was actually me..."

"Isn't saving lives a doctor's duty? Why, does Director Su want to take credit here?"

Qin Hao Bei interrupted Su Yichen directly.

This time, although it was this Su guy who saved Xing'er, Qin Hao Bei knew clearly that he was no good person, just a "hypocrite."

If it weren't for him testifying falsely in court back then, Xing'er wouldn't have been convicted and taken the blame for Shi Xi for five whole years.

"I, I'm not taking credit..."

Su Yichen was rendered speechless by Qin Hao Bei, but in front of Xing'er's hospital bed, he couldn't say anything, so he had to step back for the time being.

He picked up the medical record and carefully checked Xing'er's latest physical data.

Then he looked up and said seriously to Qin Hao Bei:

"From the physical indicators, Xing'er's condition has basically stabilized, but the virus in her body hasn't been cleared. Temporarily... she doesn't meet the conditions for clearing the virus. These few days, Xing'er still needs to overcome the risk of the infection period and needs close observation!"

"Qin Hao Bei, you stay and take care of Xing'er. If there is any situation, press the button to call me at any time."

Qin Hao Bei said "Mm."

"Mm, I'll stay and take care of my sister. You all go back, thank you for your hard work."

Shi Heng knew that Qin Hao Bei said this for him to hear.

He gritted his teeth in his heart.

Finally, he followed Su Yichen and left the ward silently.

"President Shi, nothing else, I'm leaving. I still have work."

As soon as they left the room, Su Yichen turned to leave.

"Wait."

Shi Heng called him.

"President Shi, is there anything else?"

Shi Heng pursed his lips nervously, swallowed, as if he had made some major decision in his heart.

"Thank you for saving my sister this time, *cough*, I mean Xing'er. I want to know, if Xing'er needs a kidney transplant, what conditions are needed?"

Su Yichen frowned slightly. He didn't expect Shi Heng to ask him this question.

"Need... relatives with blood ties to do a matching test first."

Shi Heng nodded thoughtfully.

"Understood. Then... when do you have time to do a matching test for me?"

"What did you say? You want to donate a kidney to Xing'er?!" ===== CHAPTER 158 =====